How are homes heated in Fort Bliss, TX?

Name: Heating fuel in Fort Bliss, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Fort Bliss, used by 58.0% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 31.0% (±8.1 points)
Electricity: 58.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Fort Bliss

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Fort Bliss	El Paso County	Texas	United States
Utility gas	31.0% (±8.1 points)	71.0%	34.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.3 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	58.0% (±8.2 points)	25.9%	61.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.4% (±1.3 points)	1.8%	2.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.3 points)	0.1%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	9.0% (±5.5 points)	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.3 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.5% (±0.6 points)	0.4%	0.6%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Fort Bliss, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from El Paso County (0.1%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (0.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Fort Bliss, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in El Paso County (25.9%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (61.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Fort Bliss

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Bliss
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Fort Bliss	—	58.0% (±8.2 points)	—
El Paso	3.4 mi	26.0% (±0.8 points)	Lower
Homestead Meadows North	12 mi	42.4% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Homestead Meadows South	13 mi	18.4% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Sunland Park	13 mi	33.3% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Sparks	14 mi	12.2% (±11.1 points)	Lower
Chaparral	14 mi	36.1% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Canutillo	14 mi	26.7% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Westway	14 mi	20.7% (±11.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: El Paso, TX (26.0%), Homestead Meadows South, TX (18.4%), Sunland Park, NM (33.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across El Paso County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
3	El Paso	0.1% (±0.1 points)
4 (tie)	Agua Dulce (community)	0.0% (±6.4 points)
4 (tie)	Anthony	0.0% (±3.3 points)
4 (tie)	Canutillo	0.0% (±2.8 points)
4 (tie)	Clint	0.0% (±12.3 points)
4 (tie)	Fabens	0.0% (±2.7 points)
4 (tie)	Fort Bliss	0.0% (±2.3 points)
4 (tie)	Homestead Meadows North	0.0% (±3.1 points)
4 (tie)	Homestead Meadows South	0.0% (±2.8 points)
4 (tie)	Socorro	0.0% (±0.4 points)
4 (tie)	Sparks	0.0% (±4.4 points)
4 (tie)	Tornillo	0.0% (±11.9 points)
4 (tie)	Vinton	0.0% (±8.7 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in El Paso County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fort Bliss is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Bliss

What is the most common way to heat a home in Fort Bliss?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Fort Bliss, used by 58.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Fort Bliss heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.3 points) of occupied homes in Fort Bliss use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Fort Bliss have electric heat?

58.0% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes in Fort Bliss heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Bliss CDP, Texas

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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